fuel efficiencynoun [ U ]
ukusNATURAL RESOURCESalso fuel economy the relationship between the amount of fuel a car uses and the distance it travels:
Hybrids can give up to 40% better fuel efficiency, depending on how they are driven.
a measure of how much energy is produced by an engine in relation to the amount of fuel that it uses:
Diesel engines generally have better fuel efficiency than gas ones.